The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02

deeply In love with and proposing to Mrs.
Frank Leslie, lied about Il TO cover his con-
fusion at his failure. The Princess separated
from hor husband four years ago, played on o
violin after that in Paris cafe chantante, then
dropped to playing In third-rate concert halls
in Vienna, and last Of oil appears to have been
mixed up In scheme to blackmail q man who
once was fond OF her. Tho man is we'll known
in London and we'll thought Of. He ia theatre
cal manager. A Frenchman named Edmond
Moreau. alias Ulysses De Moroau, writing
from Vienna threatened to expose the thoatri-
cal manager unless he should at once supply
Moreau with f800. The manager proposed to
have Moreau arrested. It was done. and he
was found to be living with the Princess She
has not got boon arrested, but there Is little
doubt that she conspired with Moreau to divert
in their dissection part OF the revenue Of our
London theatre. The Princess 10 only 20 yoars
old. She Is Spanish. and was first Signorina
Casmas do Lepiere. Another alleged member
OF the nobility who has gone wrong 10 the Rus
alan Countess known to tho police as Golden
Hand, who has boon sentenced to Siberia
for life. one crime among many others proved
against her being that OF marrying . great
many times too often. She was cosmopolitan
In her tastes, her most recent victims being
three frenchmen and two Germans Golden
Hand Is probably too clever to stay In Siberia.
She was sent there once before, but came right
away, having married and run of to Constan-
tinople with an official whose business 1t was
to 500 that she did not escape. There are sew
eral American travellers from Buffalo In Lon
don. and they are much interested In Golden
Hand. believing her to be the Same Russian
Countess who onco made everything lively
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grand style, and drove handsome ponies in the
park which caused much speculation in the city.
where every one who could drive handsome
ponies was known. She married there wealthy
boy when he was drunk. and not long alter
ward she went away. The Buffalo Countess.
as described however. seems rather too young
to have been the heroine Of Golden Hands
numerous matrimonial adventures.
The Anarchists and Socialists hero in Lon
don are uniting to got up demonstration by
way Of protest against the hanging Of the Chi
cago Anarchists. They Organized q demon
tration for the same purpose last winter. and
cabled you about II, but It was very small
ono in beer saloon in q little street. This will
be q bigger ono. for all the groups are to take
part There Is not . great deal Of harmony
among Socialists hero just now. The advo-
Gates Of the land naturalization idoa suggest
Cd long ago by Charles Fourier and adopted
BY Henry George arc opposed. AZ In America,
to the advocates Of any other scheme for saw
ing the human race. Victor Dave. friend OF
Herr Most and most energetic agitator. Is
still suffering from the accusation brought
against him by his fellows q couple OF years
ago OF communicating the details Of their or
ganization to the Cologne Gazette. II. H. Cham
pion. known through his efforts to transform
last years fummery Of the Lord Mayors pa
rade into workingmen's demonstration. now
announces that he has dropped the Social
Democratic Federation, and Herbert Burrows.
replying through the Pail Mall Gazette, declares
that 1t is the Social Democratic Federation
which has dropped him. Champion accuses
the Social Democrats Of want Of fixed purpose,
and calls upon Burrows to announce exactly
what they intend to do to better the CON-
diton OF men-a difficult question to an
swer, as many q friend Of humanity has
found ept since the troublous times In
PARA long ago. Champion. from being howl
ing enthusiast, calling for blood and pratina
about taking Lord Salisbury BY the scruff OF
the neck, Is now roaring as gently as any
sucking dove. He objects to the use Of force,
and tells his comrades that II they are willing.
while In small minority. to attempt to coerce
the majority, they are no democrats. His ad-
versaries reply very plainly that he has been
bought By the Tory Government There is no
doubt that attempts are made by the Tories to
secure control Of any popular demonstration,
and that money Is forthcoming. II necessary
although there is nothing to prove that the
change In Champions tone Is due to any such
cause. We shall have startling variety OF
socislistic parties In England this winter. Pow
erty, want, and misery are fast increasing as
cold weather approaches, and they will furnish
thousands OF followers to every man who heads
protest of any sort against the want of bread
and shelter. I have cabled you something in a
previous letter concerning the horrible con-
dition OF Trafalgar square ut night
II grows worse every day. Despite
the rain and cold shivering wretches continue
to cover tho stones Of tho square every night
!. and tho place has recently become q resort for
the curious gay young bucks. After dining
out In the Strand. they pass by there to throw
down few coppers and to heighten, perhaps
the appreciation Of their own blessings by a
glimpse at the extreme OF misery. Travellers
also, especially Americans, who all the huge
hotels about the square. visit tho place reg
ulariy as one Of the sights Of London. Many
story will soon be told in America OF the
will have the satisfaction Of knowing that the
facts cannot possibly be exaggerated.
talked with an American lady who went
there at night with some friends and was
frightened into Mysteries within a few mo-
ments. She Is q charitable young married wo-
man who. by the way, was recently visitor at
tho White House. In a moment OF sympathy
she handed coin to poor man. In a second
she said the entire pavement seemed to rise
up and come rushing at her. She had not no.
ticed that tho whole surface Of the square was
covered with stretched-out men and women.
many Of them almost half naked, Of whom a
half-hundred had crushed and struggled round
her in the hope Of charity. Fortunately the
policemen who are regularly on duty there
came running mp and no serious result fol-
lowed the imprudence Of displaying money in
such company
George Matthews. the son Of James Matthews